US20120055825A1 - Cushion and Package - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to packaging.
- LCDs Liquid Crystal Displays
- the LCDs on the market tend to be large sized but thin.
- the cartons In order to package this kind of LCDs, the cartons have to be large sized but thin as well. However, their centers of gravity are too high, and their bottom areas are too small. Hence, this kind of cartons can not stand alone stably and are very prone to rolling over, which may break the LCDs packaged in the cartons.
- LED-backlight LCDs have raised rapidly.
- the use of LED backlighting results in a thinner panel. Therefore, the related manufacturers must do their best to thin their products since the thin shape is a strong selling point for the LED-backlight LCDs. However, this will create a more serious stability problem for the LED-backlight LCDs when they stand alone.
- a cushion includes a main body, a receiving space, and at least one stand.
- the main body has a slot therein.
- the receiving space is disposed in the main body.
- the stand is telescopically received in the receiving space.
- a cushion includes a main body and at least one first stand.
- the main body has a receiving space located on the corner of the main body.
- the receiving space goes through at least one side surface of the main body.
- the first stand is received in the receiving space, wherein the outer side surface of the first stand is exposed from the side surface of the main body.
- a package includes a carton, at least one cushion, a receiving space, at least one stand, an opening, and a stand flap.
- the carton is for containing a liquid crystal display.
- the cushion is disposed at least in a bottom corner of the carton for filling a void between at least one bottom corner of the liquid crystal display and the carton.
- the receiving space is disposed in the cushion.
- the stand is moveable relative to the receiving space.
- the opening is disposed in the carton to expose the receiving space to allow the stand to be moved out of the carton through the opening.
- the stand flap is for covering the opening.
- FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cushion of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view of the cushion of FIG. 1 , depicting the receiving space flap is swung to an open position.
- FIG. 4 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a three dimensional view of stands according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a three dimensional view of the cushion of FIG. 1 in use.
- FIGS. 7-10 are three dimensional views of a package according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 12 is a bottom view taken along the arrow 12 of FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cushion of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view of the cushion of FIG. 1 , depicting the receiving space flap is swung to an open position.
- a cushion 100 includes a main body 110 , a receiving space 120 , and at least one first stand 130 .
- the main body 110 has a slot 115 therein.
- the receiving space 120 is disposed in the main body 110 .
- the first stand 130 is telescopically received in or moveable relative to the receiving space 120 .
- the main body 110 of FIG. 1 has a first surface 111 , a second surface 112 , a third surface 113 , and a forth surface 114 .
- the first surface 111 is opposite the third surface 113 .
- the second surface 112 is adjacent to one side of the first surface 111 and one side of the third surface 113 .
- the forth surface 114 is adjacent to another side of the first surface 111 and another side of the third surface 113 .
- the second surface 112 has a slot 115 therein. The slot 115 goes through to the third surface 113 .
- the main body 110 of FIG. 1 may be made of paper, plastic foam, or combinations thereof.
- the main body 110 can be made of, for example, corrugated fiberboard, EPS (Expanded Poly-Styrolene), EPP (Expanded Poly-Propylene), EPE (Expanded Poly Ephylene), etc.
- the bottom edge of the receiving space 120 is substantially level with the bottom edge of the main body 110 .
- the first stand 130 can be pulled out of the receiving space 120 and makes contact with the ground, thereby allowing the LCD to be kept upright without rolling over.
- the receiving space 120 of FIG. 2 is located on the corner of the main body 110 and goes through at least one side surface 119 of the main body 110 .
- the receiving space 120 may have many variations.
- the receiving space 120 may be a hole with a closed side when the main body 110 is made of paper.
- the main body 110 of FIGS. 1-3 may include a receiving space flap 116 .
- the receiving space flap 116 covers the first surface 111 , and this receiving space flap 116 has a side edge connected to the junction of the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 .
- the receiving space flap 116 may have an insert flap 117 .
- a user may insert the insert flap 117 into a gap between the first stand 130 and the forth surface 114 of the main body 110 , i.e. the bottom surface of the main body 110 .
- the receiving space flap 116 can close one side of the receiving space 120 . That is, the receiving space flap 116 defines at least one side wall of the receiving space 120 and restrains the first stand 130 in the receiving space 120 .
- the receiving space 120 may be an indentation on the corner of the main body 110 with an open side (as shown in FIG. 4 ).
- FIG. 4 and FIG. 1 The difference between FIG. 4 and FIG. 1 is that: the main body 110 of FIG. 4 does not have the receiving space flap 116 . Therefore, the receiving space 120 of FIG. 4 is open-sided.
- a user may put the first stand 130 into the receiving space 120 and then restrain the first stand 130 in the receiving space 120 by a carton. This arrangement suits the situation that the receiving space flap 116 can not be provided easily, for example, when the main body 110 is made of plastic foam.
- the first stand 130 is received in the receiving space 120 .
- the outer side surface of the first stand 130 is exposed from the side surface 119 of the main body 110 .
- the main body 110 has an opening 125 in its side surface 119 .
- the opening 125 is connected to the receiving space 120 .
- the first stand 130 may have at least one stopping part 150 , specifically two stopping parts 150 shown in FIGS. 2-4 .
- the stopping parts 150 are disposed on the inner side surface of the first stand 130 and protrude from the first stand 130 .
- the stopping parts 150 are out of the projection of the opening 125 on the inner side surface of the first stand 130 . In this way, the stopping parts 150 can be against the inner surface of the receiving space 120 for stopping the first stand 130 from being moved out of the receiving space 120 when the first stand 130 protrudes a predetermined distance from the receiving space 120 .
- the first stand 130 may be made of paper, plastic foam, or combinations thereof.
- the first stand 130 can be made of, for example, corrugated fiberboard, EPS (Expanded Poly-Styrolene), EPP (Expanded Poly-Propylene), EPE (Expanded Poly Ephylene), etc.
- the receiving space 120 may be a through hole going through the main body 110 .
- the cushion 100 of this embodiment may further include a second stand 135 . Both of the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 are received in the receiving space 120 . The outer side surface of the second stand 135 is exposed from another side surface of the main body 110 .
- the number of the stands of this embodiment is two.
- One is the first stand 130
- the other is the second stand 135 .
- the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 are telescopically received in or moveable relative to opposite sides of the receiving space 120 .
- the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 shown in FIGS. 1-3 are separated elements, this should not limit the scope of the invention.
- the cushion 100 may further include a connecting part 160 .
- the connecting part 160 is disposed between and connects the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 (as shown in FIG. 5 ).
- the structural details and the material of the second stand 135 are the same as the structural details and the material of the first stand 130 and are not repeated hereinafter.
- the cushion 100 may further include finger holes 140 respectively disposed in the outer side surface of the first stand 130 and the outer side surface of the second stand 135 .
- a user may insert his/her finger(s) into the finger hole(s) 140 to pull the first stand 130 /the second stand 135 out of the receiving space 120 .
- the number of the finger hole(s) 140 in each of the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 shown in FIGS. 1-5 is one, the number of the finger hole(s) 140 in each of the first stand 130 and the second stand 135 may be two, three, or other suitable number.
- the finger hole(s) 140 may have many variations. Although the finger hole(s) 140 shown in FIGS. 1-5 is semicircular, the finger hole(s) 140 in one or more embodiments may be circular, elliptical, circular-like, polygonal, or other suitable shape.
- FIG. 6 is a three dimensional view of the cushion 100 of FIG. 1 in use.
- a user may use a pair of the cushions 100 to protect the bottom corners of the liquid crystal display 200 and use a pair of normal cushions or the cushions 100 of FIG. 1 to protect the top corners of the liquid crystal display 200 .
- the whole structure may be put into a carton.
- the cushions can fill a void between the four corners of the liquid crystal display and the carton to protect the liquid crystal display from being damaged by being dropped or impacted.
- FIG. 7 is a three dimensional view of a carton 300 containing the liquid crystal display and the cushions 100 of FIG. 1 .
- the carton 300 may have one or more pre-broken lines, e.g. perforated lines, on its side wall.
- the pre-broken lines 310 may be substantially aligned with the peripheries of the receiving spaces 120 .
- the pre-broken lines 310 may be substantially aligned with the peripheries of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 when the tolerance between the first stands 130 /the second stands 135 and the corresponding receiving space 120 is too large.
- a user may tear the side wall of the carton 300 along the pre-broken lines 310 to form the openings 315 (as shown in FIG. 8 ) to allow the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 to be moved out of the carton 300 through the openings 315 .
- the terms “substantially” as used herein may be applied to modify any structural cooperation which could permissibly vary without resulting in a change in the basic function to which it is related.
- the pre-broken lines 310 as disclosed herein aligned with the peripheries of the receiving spaces 120 may permissibly vary if the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can be moved out of the carton 300 through the openings 315 formed by tearing along the pre-broken lines 310 .
- the pre-broken lines 310 define stand flaps 320 which cover the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 , i.e. the openings 315 .
- a user may tear off the stand flaps 320 along the pre-broken lines 310 to expose the openings 315 in the side wall of the carton 300 (as shown in FIG. 8 ). Since the pre-broken lines 310 are substantially aligned with the peripheries of the receiving spaces 120 , the exposed openings 315 can be aligned with the receiving spaces 120 , such that the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can be moved out of the carton 300 through the openings 315 .
- the pre-broken lines 310 may be, for example, perforated lines. That is, there are a plurality of connecting points arranged on the edges of the stand flaps 320 to form the pre-broken lines 310 .
- the connecting points connect the stand flaps 320 to the carton 300 .
- a user may tear or cut the connecting points along the pre-broken lines 310 to open the stand flaps 320 and to expose the openings 315 in the carton 300 (as shown in FIG. 8 ) when the carton is made of paper.
- the stand flaps 320 may be connected to the bottom edge of the carton 300 . In this way, the opened stand flaps 320 can be disposed on the ground to support the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 and fill a void between the first stands 130 /the second stands 135 and the ground to prevent the carton 300 from rolling motion.
- the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 may be located at the four bottom corners of the carton 300 respectively. In this way, the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can evenly resist the moment of the force tending to roll the carton 300 . Therefore, the carton 300 can stand alone stably.
- the stand flaps 320 are also located at the four bottom corners of the carton 300 respectively.
- FIGS. 9-10 When a user want to telescope the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 , the user may push the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 back to the receiving spaces 120 and then close the stand flaps 320 .
- There are many ways to fix the closed stand flaps 320 For example, there may be a flap hole 170 in each of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 to allow the closed stand flaps 320 to be inserted therein.
- a user may restrain the closed stand flaps 320 in the openings 315 to fix the closed stand flaps 320 as well.
- each of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 has a supporting part 132 disposed on its outer side surface. These supporting parts 132 protrude from the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 respectively. After the first stands 130 , the second stands 135 and the main body 110 are assembled, the supporting parts 132 would protrude a predetermined distance from the forth surface 114 , i.e. the bottom surface, of the main body 110 .
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 7 . This configuration can allow the bottom inner flap 330 of the carton 300 to be received between the opposite supporting parts 132 , such that the bottom plane of the whole structure is substantially flat along the direction X.
- FIG. 12 is a bottom view taken along the arrow 12 of FIG. 11 .
- the length of the bottom inner flap 330 may be greater than or equal to the length of the forth surface 114 , i.e. the bottom surface, of the main body 110 of the cushion 100 . That is, the bottom inner flap 330 completely covers the forth surface 114 , i.e. the bottom surface, of the main body 110 of the cushion 100 along the direction Y, such that the bottom plane of the whole structure is substantially flat along the direction Y to prevent the cushion 100 from rotating about the direction X.
- the bottom inner flap 330 may have two fitting indentations 332 .
- the supporting parts 132 respectively fit in the fitting indentations 332 to prevent the supporting parts 132 from interfering with the bottom inner flap 330 .
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- This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 099130098, filed Sep. 6, 2010, which is herein incorporated by reference.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present disclosure relates to packaging.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- The increasingly intense competition in consumer electronics leads to the development of large screen and thin LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays). Currently, the LCDs on the market tend to be large sized but thin. In order to package this kind of LCDs, the cartons have to be large sized but thin as well. However, their centers of gravity are too high, and their bottom areas are too small. Hence, this kind of cartons can not stand alone stably and are very prone to rolling over, which may break the LCDs packaged in the cartons.
- Recently, LED (Light Emitting Diod)-backlight LCDs have raised rapidly. The use of LED backlighting results in a thinner panel. Therefore, the related manufacturers must do their best to thin their products since the thin shape is a strong selling point for the LED-backlight LCDs. However, this will create a more serious stability problem for the LED-backlight LCDs when they stand alone.
- Although the manufacturers can reduce the risk of rolling over by increasing the bottom areas of the cartons, this will result in an increase in the packaging cost. Furthermore, increasing the bottom areas of the cartons also increases the volume of the cartons. This will result in an increase in the transportation cost and reduce the competitiveness of their products.
- According to one embodiment of the present invention, a cushion includes a main body, a receiving space, and at least one stand. The main body has a slot therein. The receiving space is disposed in the main body. The stand is telescopically received in the receiving space.
- According to another embodiment of the present invention, a cushion includes a main body and at least one first stand. The main body has a receiving space located on the corner of the main body. The receiving space goes through at least one side surface of the main body. The first stand is received in the receiving space, wherein the outer side surface of the first stand is exposed from the side surface of the main body.
- According to still another embodiment of the present invention, a package includes a carton, at least one cushion, a receiving space, at least one stand, an opening, and a stand flap. The carton is for containing a liquid crystal display. The cushion is disposed at least in a bottom corner of the carton for filling a void between at least one bottom corner of the liquid crystal display and the carton. The receiving space is disposed in the cushion. The stand is moveable relative to the receiving space. The opening is disposed in the carton to expose the receiving space to allow the stand to be moved out of the carton through the opening. The stand flap is for covering the opening.
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FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cushion ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view of the cushion ofFIG. 1 , depicting the receiving space flap is swung to an open position. -
FIG. 4 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a three dimensional view of stands according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is a three dimensional view of the cushion ofFIG. 1 in use. -
FIGS. 7-10 are three dimensional views of a package according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11-11 ofFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 12 is a bottom view taken along thearrow 12 ofFIG. 11 . - In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing.
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FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of a cushion according to one embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cushion ofFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view of the cushion ofFIG. 1 , depicting the receiving space flap is swung to an open position. As shown inFIGS. 1-3 , acushion 100 includes amain body 110, areceiving space 120, and at least one firststand 130. Themain body 110 has aslot 115 therein. Thereceiving space 120 is disposed in themain body 110. Thefirst stand 130 is telescopically received in or moveable relative to thereceiving space 120. - The
main body 110 ofFIG. 1 has afirst surface 111, asecond surface 112, athird surface 113, and a forthsurface 114. Thefirst surface 111 is opposite thethird surface 113. Thesecond surface 112 is adjacent to one side of thefirst surface 111 and one side of thethird surface 113. Theforth surface 114 is adjacent to another side of thefirst surface 111 and another side of thethird surface 113. Thesecond surface 112 has aslot 115 therein. Theslot 115 goes through to thethird surface 113. - The
main body 110 ofFIG. 1 may be made of paper, plastic foam, or combinations thereof. Specifically, themain body 110 can be made of, for example, corrugated fiberboard, EPS (Expanded Poly-Styrolene), EPP (Expanded Poly-Propylene), EPE (Expanded Poly Ephylene), etc. - In the present embodiment, the bottom edge of the receiving
space 120 is substantially level with the bottom edge of themain body 110. In this arrangement, thefirst stand 130 can be pulled out of the receivingspace 120 and makes contact with the ground, thereby allowing the LCD to be kept upright without rolling over. Specifically, the receivingspace 120 ofFIG. 2 is located on the corner of themain body 110 and goes through at least oneside surface 119 of themain body 110. - The receiving
space 120 may have many variations. For example, the receivingspace 120 may be a hole with a closed side when themain body 110 is made of paper. Specifically, themain body 110 ofFIGS. 1-3 may include a receivingspace flap 116. The receivingspace flap 116 covers thefirst surface 111, and this receivingspace flap 116 has a side edge connected to the junction of thefirst surface 111 and thesecond surface 112. - The receiving
space flap 116 may have aninsert flap 117. In use, a user may insert theinsert flap 117 into a gap between thefirst stand 130 and theforth surface 114 of themain body 110, i.e. the bottom surface of themain body 110. In this way, the receivingspace flap 116 can close one side of the receivingspace 120. That is, the receivingspace flap 116 defines at least one side wall of the receivingspace 120 and restrains thefirst stand 130 in the receivingspace 120. - Alternatively, the receiving
space 120 may be an indentation on the corner of themain body 110 with an open side (as shown inFIG. 4 ). The difference betweenFIG. 4 andFIG. 1 is that: themain body 110 ofFIG. 4 does not have the receivingspace flap 116. Therefore, the receivingspace 120 ofFIG. 4 is open-sided. In use, a user may put thefirst stand 130 into the receivingspace 120 and then restrain thefirst stand 130 in the receivingspace 120 by a carton. This arrangement suits the situation that the receivingspace flap 116 can not be provided easily, for example, when themain body 110 is made of plastic foam. - The
first stand 130 is received in the receivingspace 120. The outer side surface of thefirst stand 130 is exposed from theside surface 119 of themain body 110. As shown inFIGS. 2-4 , themain body 110 has anopening 125 in itsside surface 119. Theopening 125 is connected to the receivingspace 120. Thefirst stand 130 may have at least one stoppingpart 150, specifically two stoppingparts 150 shown inFIGS. 2-4 . The stoppingparts 150 are disposed on the inner side surface of thefirst stand 130 and protrude from thefirst stand 130. Furthermore, the stoppingparts 150 are out of the projection of theopening 125 on the inner side surface of thefirst stand 130. In this way, the stoppingparts 150 can be against the inner surface of the receivingspace 120 for stopping thefirst stand 130 from being moved out of the receivingspace 120 when thefirst stand 130 protrudes a predetermined distance from the receivingspace 120. - The
first stand 130 may be made of paper, plastic foam, or combinations thereof. Specifically, thefirst stand 130 can be made of, for example, corrugated fiberboard, EPS (Expanded Poly-Styrolene), EPP (Expanded Poly-Propylene), EPE (Expanded Poly Ephylene), etc. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-3 , the receivingspace 120 may be a through hole going through themain body 110. Furthermore, thecushion 100 of this embodiment may further include asecond stand 135. Both of thefirst stand 130 and thesecond stand 135 are received in the receivingspace 120. The outer side surface of thesecond stand 135 is exposed from another side surface of themain body 110. - That is, the number of the stands of this embodiment is two. One is the
first stand 130, and the other is thesecond stand 135. Thefirst stand 130 and thesecond stand 135 are telescopically received in or moveable relative to opposite sides of the receivingspace 120. Although thefirst stand 130 and thesecond stand 135 shown inFIGS. 1-3 are separated elements, this should not limit the scope of the invention. In one or more embodiments, thecushion 100 may further include a connectingpart 160. The connectingpart 160 is disposed between and connects thefirst stand 130 and the second stand 135 (as shown inFIG. 5 ). - The structural details and the material of the
second stand 135 are the same as the structural details and the material of thefirst stand 130 and are not repeated hereinafter. - In one or more embodiments, the
cushion 100 may further includefinger holes 140 respectively disposed in the outer side surface of thefirst stand 130 and the outer side surface of thesecond stand 135. In use, a user may insert his/her finger(s) into the finger hole(s) 140 to pull thefirst stand 130/thesecond stand 135 out of the receivingspace 120. Although the number of the finger hole(s) 140 in each of thefirst stand 130 and thesecond stand 135 shown inFIGS. 1-5 is one, the number of the finger hole(s) 140 in each of thefirst stand 130 and thesecond stand 135 may be two, three, or other suitable number. - The finger hole(s) 140 may have many variations. Although the finger hole(s) 140 shown in
FIGS. 1-5 is semicircular, the finger hole(s) 140 in one or more embodiments may be circular, elliptical, circular-like, polygonal, or other suitable shape. -
FIG. 6 is a three dimensional view of thecushion 100 ofFIG. 1 in use. As shown inFIG. 6 , in use, a user may use a pair of thecushions 100 to protect the bottom corners of theliquid crystal display 200 and use a pair of normal cushions or thecushions 100 ofFIG. 1 to protect the top corners of theliquid crystal display 200. Then, the whole structure may be put into a carton. At this time, the cushions can fill a void between the four corners of the liquid crystal display and the carton to protect the liquid crystal display from being damaged by being dropped or impacted. -
FIG. 7 is a three dimensional view of acarton 300 containing the liquid crystal display and thecushions 100 ofFIG. 1 . As shown inFIG. 7 , thecarton 300 may have one or more pre-broken lines, e.g. perforated lines, on its side wall. In one or more embodiments, thepre-broken lines 310 may be substantially aligned with the peripheries of the receivingspaces 120. Alternatively, thepre-broken lines 310 may be substantially aligned with the peripheries of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 when the tolerance between the first stands 130/the second stands 135 and the corresponding receivingspace 120 is too large. In use, a user may tear the side wall of thecarton 300 along thepre-broken lines 310 to form the openings 315 (as shown inFIG. 8 ) to allow the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 to be moved out of thecarton 300 through theopenings 315. - The terms “substantially” as used herein may be applied to modify any structural cooperation which could permissibly vary without resulting in a change in the basic function to which it is related. For example, the
pre-broken lines 310 as disclosed herein aligned with the peripheries of the receivingspaces 120 may permissibly vary if the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can be moved out of thecarton 300 through theopenings 315 formed by tearing along thepre-broken lines 310. - In other words, the
pre-broken lines 310 definestand flaps 320 which cover the first stands 130 and the second stands 135, i.e. theopenings 315. In use, a user may tear off the stand flaps 320 along thepre-broken lines 310 to expose theopenings 315 in the side wall of the carton 300 (as shown inFIG. 8 ). Since thepre-broken lines 310 are substantially aligned with the peripheries of the receivingspaces 120, the exposedopenings 315 can be aligned with the receivingspaces 120, such that the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can be moved out of thecarton 300 through theopenings 315. - In one or more embodiments, the
pre-broken lines 310 may be, for example, perforated lines. That is, there are a plurality of connecting points arranged on the edges of the stand flaps 320 to form thepre-broken lines 310. The connecting points connect the stand flaps 320 to thecarton 300. In use, a user may tear or cut the connecting points along thepre-broken lines 310 to open the stand flaps 320 and to expose theopenings 315 in the carton 300 (as shown inFIG. 8 ) when the carton is made of paper. - In one or more embodiments, the stand flaps 320 may be connected to the bottom edge of the
carton 300. In this way, the openedstand flaps 320 can be disposed on the ground to support the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 and fill a void between the first stands 130/the second stands 135 and the ground to prevent thecarton 300 from rolling motion. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 may be located at the four bottom corners of thecarton 300 respectively. In this way, the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 can evenly resist the moment of the force tending to roll thecarton 300. Therefore, thecarton 300 can stand alone stably. In order to cover the first stands 130 and the second stands 135, the stand flaps 320 are also located at the four bottom corners of thecarton 300 respectively. - Reference is made to
FIGS. 9-10 . When a user want to telescope the first stands 130 and the second stands 135, the user may push the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 back to the receivingspaces 120 and then close the stand flaps 320. There are many ways to fix the closed stand flaps 320. For example, there may be aflap hole 170 in each of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 to allow the closed stand flaps 320 to be inserted therein. Alternatively, when there is noflap hole 170 in each of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135, a user may restrain the closed stand flaps 320 in theopenings 315 to fix the closed stand flaps 320 as well. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-5 , each of the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 has a supportingpart 132 disposed on its outer side surface. These supportingparts 132 protrude from the first stands 130 and the second stands 135 respectively. After the first stands 130, the second stands 135 and themain body 110 are assembled, the supportingparts 132 would protrude a predetermined distance from theforth surface 114, i.e. the bottom surface, of themain body 110.FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11-11 ofFIG. 7 . This configuration can allow the bottominner flap 330 of thecarton 300 to be received between the opposite supportingparts 132, such that the bottom plane of the whole structure is substantially flat along the direction X. -
FIG. 12 is a bottom view taken along thearrow 12 ofFIG. 11 . As shown inFIG. 12 , the length of the bottominner flap 330 may be greater than or equal to the length of theforth surface 114, i.e. the bottom surface, of themain body 110 of thecushion 100. That is, the bottominner flap 330 completely covers theforth surface 114, i.e. the bottom surface, of themain body 110 of thecushion 100 along the direction Y, such that the bottom plane of the whole structure is substantially flat along the direction Y to prevent thecushion 100 from rotating about the direction X. - Furthermore, as shown in
FIG. 12 , the bottominner flap 330 may have twofitting indentations 332. The supportingparts 132 respectively fit in thefitting indentations 332 to prevent the supportingparts 132 from interfering with the bottominner flap 330. - The reader's attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with his specification and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.
- All the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract, and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
- Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specific function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, 6th paragraph. In particular, the use of “step of” in the claims herein is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, 6th paragraph.
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